16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (443+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't have scripted the first seven innings of Saturday’s game at Wrigley Field much better. Paul Skenes looked like Paul Skenes again. Ryan O’Hearn returned from the injured list and immediately supplied the kind of middle-of-the-order thunder…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (466+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed Braxton Ashcraft for the final three weeks of the season. Instead, after asking more of his right arm than ever before, they’re left hoping they haven’t seen the last of him in 2026. Ashcraft was placed…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (476+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially made September interesting. That alone feels noteworthy after where this season appeared headed less than two weeks ago. As recently as Aug. 28, the Pirates were six games under.500 and drifting toward another disappointing finish. Now,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (357+ words) Paul Skenes finally put another zero on the scoreboard Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels. That was the good news. How hard he had to work for it was considerably more concerning. Skenes tossed 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (355+ words) As Don Kelly draws to the end of his second season as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s time to evaluate his staff. At just 46 years old, Kelly is on the younger side of managers in baseball. His tendency to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (393+ words) When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Luke Weaver from the New York Mets at the trade deadline, they thought they were adding one of the more dependable veteran relievers available. Instead, Weaver’s first month in Pittsburgh has been surprisingly rocky. And…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (490+ words) Even if the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system has taken a tumble in the rankings since the graduations of Konnor Griffin, Bubba Chandler, and Esmerlyn Valdez, there are still plenty of exciting up-and-coming young talents in the pipeline. Guys like Seth…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates decided last offseason that one of baseball’s better pitching staffs needed a new voice. Less than a year later, the old voice is getting more responsibility with a division rival while the Pirates are trying to figure…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (492+ words) Ryan O’Hearn may not be ready to return to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup just yet, but his presence is already back in the clubhouse. O’Hearn is currently with the team in Pittsburgh as he continues working his way back from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) For one start, it looked like Paul Skenes had finally found his way back. Then Tuesday happened. Fresh off six scoreless innings in San Diego, where his velocity ticked up, his command sharpened and he didn’t issue a walk, Skenes…...